Judge, 1930-11-08 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (November 2, 1929) This page presents satirical commentary on contemporary news under the heading "JUDGING THE NEWS." The items mock various topics: 1. **Stock market/financial scandal**: References to Mr. Hoover and Arthur Brisbane discussing stock prices and market movements, likely satirizing the recent 1929 stock market crash and its political fallout. 2. **International relations**: A jab at European countries threatening each other over Armistice Day observance. 3. **Football modernization**: Humor about new play-by-play scoreboards in stadiums. 4. **Brazilian coffee politics**: Commentary on Brazil's three-year coffee oversupply affecting officials. The main illustration shows a fisherman being startled mid-cast—a visual gag unrelated to the text commentary. This was typical Judge format: mixing political/economic satire with humorous observations and standalone cartoons.
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Jack Suutrtewortu, Editor Georce Jean NATHAN A oh Ricuarp J. Wats SAV OD BID Stoney S. Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS r Mr. Hoover wants to prove that the cost of living has declined dur- ing his administration he can point out that seats on the stock exchange which sold for $600,000 early in 1929 now be bought for $250,000. A*? after mature deliberation Ar- *“ thur Brisbane announces that some stocks will move up and some will move down. Now all we need to know is which will do which. xotuer difference between these times and the good old days is that now when a factory lays off 800 men they call it “retrenching.” FEE qe 1 wl “Shucks! Pr. Cravne, the not yet successful power-from-sea-water experiment- er, has had a Cuban fish named after him., It might have seemed more ap- propriate to so honor his financial backer. Np it would be rather nice if those European countries would stop threatening each other for a few min- utes in honor of Armistice Day. Hos—E new play-by-play football scoreboards are really marvelous. They certainly ought to install them under the stands in every stadium in the country. And I hadn’t hardly got settled down to fishin’!” DGE, Volume 00. No, 255% November 8 1 1S haditional eatey i New York, N. tered as 28 copyrighted 1930. b rit in the'U; 6° ad Grete ital ‘pred‘te Huegén. President: od a i 5 Secretary, 3 Past asth a ‘Particular attention is re, Prentpey Lene Vig Frese: provisions of Section 3 of the Copyright A Yate scientist says his laboratory tests on human beings show that 4 per cent. beer is not intoxicating. This proves very little, as he probably tried it out on Yale undergraduates. A’ the bootleg ring which brings about the most thorough investi- gation these days is the one left on the piano after a party. O™: of the things the new Brazilian Government inherited from the old is a three-year oversupply of coffee. Cotfee, we imagine, will continue keeping the officials awake nights. Lenz, Vice Law of tr U. Seqond-Cians Matter, October 21. 1581, 08 the Post Office at bilsbed wee! by Judge Publishing Co. ‘Tne. President: Vernai' W. ‘York City, N.Y., under act of March 3, Tse, 18 bast sth Sires New York, Ne Ys “Treamurer: Joseph Sppearing 1s JUDGE ts provected 8. ] icbooks.com